Eyokuqala KwabaseThesalonika 5:1-28

  • Ukuza kosuku lukaJehova (1-5)

    • “Ukuthula lokuvikeleka!” (3)

  • Hlalani liphapheme, lizisebenzise kuhle ingqondo zenu (6-11)

  • Bayacetshiswa (12-24)

  • Amazwi okucina okubingelela (25-28)

5  Bafowethu, alidingi kubhalelwa lutho mayelana lezikhathi kanye lezinsuku ezibekiweyo  ngoba lina likwazi kuhle ukuthi usuku lukaJehova*+ luzafika njengesela lifika ebusuku.+  Loba nini nxa besathi: “Ukuthula lokuvikeleka!” ukubhujiswa kuzabajuma masinyane+ njengemihelo yowesifazana ozithweleyo futhi abasoze baphunyuke ngitsho.  Kodwa lina bafowethu kalikho emnyameni okokuthi usuku lolo selungaze lulijume njengokukhanya kokusa kujuma amasela  ngoba lonke lingamadodana okukhanya lamadodana emini.+ Kasisibo abobusuku loba abobumnyama.+  Yikho kasingalali njengabanye+ kodwa asihlaleni siphapheme+ njalo sizisebenzise kuhle ingqondo zethu+  ngoba labo abalalayo balala ebusuku lalabo abadakwayo badakwa ebusuku.+  Kodwa thina abemini kasizisebenziseni kuhle ingqondo zethu futhi sigqoke isivikelo sesifuba esilukholo lothando, sigqoke lengwane okutsho ithemba lokusindiswa,+  ngoba uNkulunkulu kasikhethelanga ulaka kodwa wasikhethela ukuthi sisindiswe+ ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. 10  UJesu wasifela+ ukuze siphile laye+ kungelani lokuthi silele* kumbe siqhubeka siphapheme. 11  Ngakho qhubekani likhuthazana* futhi lisakhana+ njengoba nje lisenza. 12  Siyalicela-ke bafowethu ukuthi libahloniphe abasebenza nzima phakathi kwenu belikhokhela eNkosini futhi beleluleka, 13  libaqakathekise kakhulu njalo libathande ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo.+ Hlalisanani ngokuthula.+ 14  Kodwa siyalincenga bafowethu ukuthi lixwayise* abaphambukayo,+ liduduze abahlulukelweyo* njalo lisekele ababuthakathaka, libekezelele wonke umuntu.+ 15  Nanzelelani kungabi lobuyisela okubi ngokubi kuloba ngubani,+ kodwa hlalani lizama ngamandla wonke ukwenza okuhle komunye lomunye lakwabanye bonke.+ 16  Hlalani lijabula.+ 17  Thandazani kokuphela.+ 18  Libe ngababongayo kukho konke.+ Le yiyo intando kaNkulunkulu ngani kuKhristu uJesu. 19  Lingawucitshi umlilo womoya kaNkulunkulu.+ 20  Lingazeyisi iziphrofetho.+ 21  Hlolisisani zonke izinto,+ ligagadlele kokuhle. 22  Xwayani loba kuyini okubi.+ 23  UNkulunkulu wokuthula kalingcwelise ngokupheleleyo, njalo umoya lomphefumulo* kanye lomzimba wenu bafowethu akube ngokungelasici kukho konke, kulondolozwe kungasoleki ngesikhathi sokuba khona kweNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu.+ 24  Lowo olibizayo uthembekile futhi uzakwenza sibili lokho. 25  Bafowethu qhubekani lisithandazela.+ 26  Bingelelani bonke abafowethu ngokuqabuzana okungcwele. 27  Ngilipha umlandu eNkosini wokuthi incwadi le liyibalele bonke abafowethu.+ 28  Umusa omkhulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu kawube lani.

Amabala angaphansi

Kumbe, “sifile.”
Kumbe, “liduduzana.”
Kumbe, “libeluleke.”
Kumbe, “abadanileyo.”
Kumbe, “lokuphila.” Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.